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Tunisia and climate change : what it means for Southeast Asia
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Kassim, Yang Razali |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Abstract | DOES CLIMATE change have a hand in the Tunisian revolution? In this surprising people power revolt that exploded in the new year, the usual recipe for an uprising was at play – fundamental underlying issues like repression, autocratic rule, corruption and growing unemployment. But the trigger or the immediate cause, significantly, was fuel and food, especially rising food prices. The rising food prices that shook Tunisia – and brought down the Ben Ali government – came at time when global food prices broke record highs at the turn of the new year. Erratic global weather patterns caused by climate change have affected the supply of crops and grains. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.rsis.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/CO11008.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
